A great range of plant and animal life characterizes the vast area of Canada, with its varied geographic and climatic zones. The flora of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region resembles that of the adjacent US section, with white pine, hemlock and red maples, yellow birch, and beech trees. Its fauna includes deer, black bear, opossum, gray and red squirrels, otter, beaver, and skunk. Coniferous trees predominate in the Maritime region, black spruce in the eastern zone, white spruce in the western. In the east are also found the balsam fir, white cedar, tamarack, white birch, and aspen, with jack pine in the drier areas. From the prairie grassland to the Arctic tundra there are aspen, bur oak, balm of Gilead, balsam poplar, white birch, and other deciduous trees. Conifers dominate the northern section. In the boreal forest area there are moose, caribou, black bear, lynx, timber wolf, marten, beaver, porcupine, snowshoe rabbit, red squirrel, and chipmunk. . The great Arctic region is covered with low-growing grasses, mosses, and bushes. Over the stretches of the Arctic are the musk ox and reindeer, polar bear, caribou, white and blue fox, arctic hare. Walrus, seals, and whales inhabit Canada's coastal waters. The wet area along the west coast is famous for its tall, hard conifers: western hemlock and red cedar, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and western white pine. Subalpine forests cover the Rocky Mountain area, where there are such conifers as alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine and aspen, and mountain hemlock. Typical mammals of the Rocky Mountain area are grizzly bear, mountain goat, moose, wapiti, cougar, and alpine flying squirrel. Besides in the plains there are rabbits, gophers. Abundant on the west coast are deer, Cascade mountain goat, red squirrel, mountain beaver, various species of mice, and Puget striped skunk.
Beavers
Beavers are among the largest of rodents. They are herbivores and prefer to eat leaves, bark, twigs, roots, and aquatic plants. They are famous for their dams, made of depressed trees that they gnaw with their teeth. That dams can be used for transform less suitable habitats. When sites are available, beavers burrow in the banks of rivers and lakes. Beaver can swim verywell with their paddle-shaped tails; in fact, they can swim eight kilometers an hour. They also can remain underwater for 15 minutes without surfacing. Their fur is naturally oily and waterproof.
Canadian animal & plants
A great range of plant and animal life characterizes the vast area of Canada, with its varied geographic and climatic zones. The flora of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region resembles that of the adjacent US section, with white pine, hemlock and red maples, yellow birch, and beech trees. Its fauna includes deer, black bear, opossum, gray and red squirrels, otter, beaver, and skunk. Coniferous trees predominate in the Maritime region, black spruce in the eastern zone, white spruce in the western. In the east are also found the balsam fir, white cedar, tamarack, white birch, and aspen, with jack pine in the drier areas. From the prairie grassland to the Arctic tundra there are aspen, bur oak, balm of Gilead, balsam poplar, white birch, and other deciduous trees. Conifers dominate the northern section. In the boreal forest area there are moose, caribou, black bear, lynx, timber wolf, marten, beaver, porcupine, snowshoe rabbit, red squirrel, and chipmunk. . The great Arctic region is covered with low-growing grasses, mosses, and bushes. Over the stretches of the Arctic are the musk ox and reindeer, polar bear, caribou, white and blue fox, arctic hare. Walrus, seals, and whales inhabit Canada's coastal waters. The wet area along the west coast is famous for its tall, hard conifers: western hemlock and red cedar, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and western white pine. Subalpine forests cover the Rocky Mountain area, where there are such conifers as alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine and aspen, and mountain hemlock. Typical mammals of the Rocky Mountain area are grizzly bear, mountain goat, moose, wapiti, cougar, and alpine flying squirrel. Besides in the plains there are rabbits, gophers. Abundant on the west coast are deer, Cascade mountain goat, red squirrel, mountain beaver, various species of mice, and Puget striped skunk.
Beavers
Beavers are among the largest of rodents. They are herbivores and prefer to eat leaves, bark, twigs, roots, and aquatic plants. They are famous for their dams, made of depressed trees that they gnaw with their teeth. That dams can be used for transform less suitable habitats. When sites are available, beavers burrow in the banks of rivers and lakes. Beaver can swim veryCanada-home page